Rail adjusting and gaging device.



S. MURANO.

HAIL ADLUSTING AND GAGBNG DEVICE.

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SAM MORANO, OF WENDEL, WEST VIRGINIA.

RAILADJUS'IING AND GAGING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters latent.`

Application iledsepteniber 18, 1918. Seria1N'o.254,587.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, SAM"MORANO, a subject of the King of Italy, residingat Wendel, in the county of Taylor and State of West Virginia, have invented certain new` and i useful Aimprovements in `Rail Adjusting andGaging Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This` invention relates to certain `new and useful improvements in rail adjusting and p gaging devices and has among its many obj jects the provision of a device of.. this char? acter `which is durable in construction,ef

cient in operation, and capable ofbeing easily placed into. practical use. p

Another object ofthe deviceis the provision of adjustable rail engaging members which slidably support a gagingdevice and are provided with means to move the same toward and away from each other in order that rails may be accurately positioned par- H j allel with each other at the proper distance apart. j

VA still further object of the `inventionlis the provision of arail adjusting means with a normally l operatively positioned gage thereon having depending pins or the like i adapted `to engage the inner faces` of the balls of spaced rails when said rails are positioned a` properi distance from each:

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With the above general objects view and others i that` will` become apparent as the; nature `of. the `invention is better understood', the samewconsists in the novel form, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafteri more fullya describedashown in th@` accompanying drawing and claimed. j ln the accompanying drawing, in which like reference characters indicate j corresponding parts throughout the several views, Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the present invention, with the rails positioned thereon as shown by dotted lines.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the device shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail view taken in longitudinal section through one end of the device and the adjacent rail, the movable rail holding member being indicated iii an inoperative position by dotted lines.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the device shown in Fig. 3 with the rail and movable rail holding member removed, and

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the movable rail holding memberA detached.

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Referring more in detail to the several Y views, the present invention embodies a pair of alinedbase members `or plates 5 adapted tojbesupported upon the grouiidbeneath the rails 6 as shown in Figs. 1 and 3 by means of transverse supporting rods or feet 7, it-being understood that the present device is, when in use, placed `between the ties to which the rails 6 `are secured.

The base plates 5 havethe outer opposite ends "thereof `cut away as at 8 to provide" pairs of legs 9 and 1() which are provided at their outer ends with inwardly extending l integral rail base receiving jaws `11 and 12 respectively. The legs 9 and 10 are rigidly connected by one of theffeet members 7 so as to strength-en the device.

Suitable brackets 13 are rigidly fastened against the under faces of the legs 9 and 1() and said brackets support transverse pivot pins 14 on which are pivotally mounted the j swing-ing rail holding inembersl, said rail holding members 15 being of suiiicient width to` extend across the space between the legs QandlO.` 4`

The rail holding members 15 are each provided at its lower end with a horizontal portion 16 provided with a transverse aper-` ture 17 through which the pivot pin 14: extends and the upper end of said rail hold-` ing member is provided with a rail base engagingjaw 18. l

Upon the upper faces ofthe legs 9 and 10 inwardly of the bracketsl` are rigidly fastened alined` channel brackets 19 whose channels overlie grooves 20 in the adjacent portions of the upper` faces of said legs. i i `lhenivthe rail holding members 15- are positioned as 4shown in Figs. 1 and 2, a transverse key 21 is slidably positioned into the adjacent alined brackets 19 and grooves 20 soas to bear against the inner faces of the rail holding members 15 and securely retain the latter with the jaws 18 firmly clamping Vthe bases of the rails 6. Any suitable means such as Cotter pins 22 may be utilized to retain the keys 21 against displacement.

Rigidly fastened to the inner adjacent ends of the plates 5 are upwardly extending upright posts 23 which are suitably braced by triangular brace members 24C. These upright posts 23 areconnected by means of a screw 25 so as to adjust the same and consequently the base members 5 to positions toward and away from each other as required. The screw 25 is threaded through one of the screw to thereby adjust the rails 6 accord' ingly to a proper distance apart determined by the pins 30 which depend from the gage bar 31. The-gage bar 31 is supported on the posts 23 in a horizontal position by means of suitable brackets 32, it being noted that said bar 31 is capableof sliding movement through the brackets 32 relative to the posts 23.

In the operation of the present devices, the same is positioned as shown in Fig. 1 with the rails securely clamped in position by means of the holding members 15 and the screw 25 is then rotated to move the base Q members 5 toward each other until the ball of the rail 6 at the left-hand side of Fig. 1 strikes the adjacent pin 30.

Further rotation of the screw 25 causes the rod 31 to be slid longitudinally until theY adjacent Ypin 30 strikes the inner face of the ball of the rail at the right hand side of Fig. 1 and when this occurs the rails 6 are positioned'at the proper distance apart.

From the foregoing description it is believed that the construction4 and operation of the present device will ber readily appar ent to those skilled in the art and while the form of the invention herein shownl and described is what is believed to be the preferable embodiment thereof, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be made in the form, arrangement, and com bination of parts without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What I claim as new is 1. A combined rail adjusting` and gaging device including a pair of base members hav ing rail base clamping means upon the outer opposite ends thereof, upright posts rigidly carried by the inner adjacent ends of said base members, means connecting the said upright posts to cause movement of the same, toward and away from each other, a horizontal gage bar slidably carriedl by said upright posts, and depending pins carried by said gage bar adapted for contact with the inner faces of the balls of said rails lwhen the rails are properly positioned.

2. Arail adjusting and gaging device comprising a pair of basemembers having rail clamping means upon the outer opposite ends thereof, means to adjust said base members toward and away from each other, and a rail gage including a gage bar slidably supported by said base members for horizontal longitudinal movement, said gage bar being provided with depending rail contacting means upon the free ends thereof.

3. A rail adjusting and gaging device including a pair of almed base plates having rail base clamping means upon the outer opposite ends thereof, upright braced posts extending upwardly from the inner adjacent ends of said base members, a screw swiveled in one of said posts and threaded through the other thereof, to cause movement of said base members toward and away from each other, brackets secured to adjacent side edges of said upright posts above the base members,`a horizontal gage bar supported by said Y brackets for longitudinal sliding movement,

and depending railcontaoting pins carried by the opposite ends of said gage bar.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

SAM MURANO.

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